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Roster report: Giants do some cost cutting as they look to the future

The Giants decided to cut some fan favorites on Saturday as they trimmed their roster to the mandatory 53 players. Some cuts were difficult for head coach Tom Coughlin, but cap issues also had a hand in some of the moves.

Giants' defensive UFAs: Who stays, who goes?

By John Fennelly | Mar 7, 2014 | 10:15AM

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The Giants have twelve impending unrestricted free agents on their defense, and they will undoubtedly be saying goodbye to some familiar faces.

S Ryan Mundy - The Giants brought Mundy in last year on a one-year deal in hopes that he could bring some physicality to their secondary. Depending on who you ask, Mundy did just that. He's not starting material, but he's certainly good enough to add back to the roster as depth. He had 77 total tackles with a sack and an INT. I can see him back in camp this summer on another veteran minimum (or close to it) deal - especially if Will Hill is in jeopardy of missing time again.

S Stevie Brown - The lost season due to the torn knee ligaments will hurt his market value. So will his public statements that he wishes to return to the Giants. Depending on how his physical and workouts go, the Giants will look to bring Brown back at a reasonable rate.

Giants' Final Roster Doesn't Include Carr, Austin, Ojomo, Sash

By John Fennelly | Aug 31, 2013 | 8:09PM

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The Giants announced their final roster tonight and naturally, there were some surprises.

Curtis Painter supplanted David Carr as the team's primary backup at QB and the team chose to go with only three safeties to start the season. Preseason stars Kyle Bosworth and Charles James were both released, with James a heavy favorite to return as a member of the practice squad.

Giants 2013 Roster: Some Questions Answered

By John Fennelly | Jul 23, 2013 | 10:51AM

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The Giants have a slew of questions to be answered this summer, and many of them will rely on health: JPP, Chris Snee, Henry Hynoski etc. Then there are smaller issues that we've been asked the past few weeks. Here are a few...

The Giants will carry three QBs on their roster this season.That's a fact. Eli Manning has started the team's last 146 games (incl. playoffs) and the Giants may feel their luck could be running thin with him. Let's not dwell on that, however. They traded up to draft Ryan Nassib, so he's a lock to make the team. The Giants can't afford to have him as the primary backup as a rookie, so David Carr will also be on the roster for now. He knows the offense, knows his place and has the temperament to show Nassib the ropes.

List of Giants' Rookie Camp Invitees

By John Fennelly | May 2, 2013 | 9:25AM

According to SNYGiants insider Ralph Vacchiano of the Daily News, the Giants have room for only six UDFAs on their current roster. If they are to sign the seven players that claim they have signed contracts with them, one other player must be released for the team to adhere to the 90-player limit.

Thirtysomethings: The Giants Lead the League in Old Guys

By John Fennelly | Apr 10, 2013 | 5:11AM

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Leave it to our man Jimmy Kempski to dig this up.....the Giants have the most players over the age of 30 in the NFL....sixteen.

Some of the following players may not make their respective teams, and there will be more player movement between now and the beginning of the season, but here are the number of 30 year olds, by team (via ESPN?s team rosters). Ages as of September 8, 2013 (Sunday of Week 1). The NFL average is 8.2

The Skinny on PUP, IR and the Practice Squad (Revised)

By John Fennelly | Aug 30, 2012 | 10:34AM

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NFL teams must get their rosters down to 53 players by tomorrow night at 9pm. They have until noon Saturday to claim/drop players and finalize those rosters.

Practice squads can be formed beginning Saturday at noon after the waiver period closes. Teams may sign any available player - not just players dropped form their rosters - as long as they are eligible (see below). Of the 75 players the Giants have on their roster, we see 22 eligible names.

By John Fennelly | Aug 29, 2012 | 10:18PM

Read: Giants Slice Roster to 75; Canty, Beckum to PUP

By John Fennelly | Aug 27, 2012 | 1:24PM

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The Giants wasted no time getting down to 75 players today. The deadline is 4pm, but why wait? They have have a game Wednesday so no time like the present.

DT Chris Canty and TE Travis Beckum were placed on the regular-season PUP list. Neither is healthy enough to return at this juncture. These moves ensure that both will be out of action until the last week of October.

Fourth-round draft pick OL Brandon Mosley (ankle) was placed on season-ending IR. Good move. Mosley has the ability to develop into a solid pro but was not progressing quickly enough to help the OL this year, so this move will benefit him - and the Giants - for next season.

We Try Our Hand at the Giants' 53-Man Roster

By John Fennelly | Aug 23, 2012 | 4:17PM

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We have been getting quite a bit of mail asking who we see making the Giants' roster. After careful consideration, we have come up with the below. There are a few surprises, and we took the liberty of providing some insight on why we believe some players will stick and others will not. Feel free to agree or disagree...

Offense (25)

Quarterbacks (2) - The Giants have been keeping only two quarterbacks on the active roster of late, and this year should be no different. Since November of 2004, Eli Manning has started 119 consecutive regular season games for the Giants. He has also started all 11 of the team's postseason games since then. With this type of streak of durability, only one backup - veteran David Carr - will be kept. Ryan Perrilloux has improved greatly, but there is only so much room on the roster. They will probably re-sign him to the practice squad.

Giants Reduce Roster to 85 Players; Must Get to 80 By Friday

By Johnfen | Aug 30, 2011 | 4:27PM

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All NFL teams are required to cut their rosters down to 80 players this afternoon, but because the Giants and the Jets are being asked to play two games in four days, they were given an exemption to carry five additional players until Friday.

They only have to reduce their roster to 85 today, which wasn't difficult for the Blue given the choices.

WR Duke Calhoun was waived/injured. WR Ramses Barden and OL Adam Koets were moved from active PUP to inactive or Reserve/PUP. DT Marvin Austin, who underwent a procedure today to repair his torn pec, was placed on IR.